Irvine News Archives - Page 112 of 135

July 18, 2022

UCI requires indoor masking amid ‘high’ community transmission

Starting Monday, July 18, face coverings are required again indoors on UC Irvine property, amid high community transmission rates in Orange County. In a new executive directive, UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman said the masking rules...

July 15, 2022

Discount Woodbridge theater scheduled for summer renovations

The locally beloved AMC Classic theater in Irvine’s Woodbridge neighborhood will temporarily close for renovation from late July to late August. Nicknamed the “Woodbridge dollar theater,” the quaint five-screen cinema in Irvine at one time...

July 15, 2022

NASA teams with UCI to study beach erosion issues from outer space

Researchers are hoping to get a closer look at sand loss along Orange County’s coastline – from outer space. UC Irvine environmental engineering experts are teaming with NASA to monitor rapid changes in beaches and...

July 15, 2022

Report: Pilot ‘mobile recycling’ programs aren’t fix for California’s crumbling system

The concept sounds promising. Last spring, Irvine partnered with a startup called Recycling from Home. The company, which was created with help from local recycling phenom Ryan Hickman, got one of five $1 million grants...

July 14, 2022

In talks about district-based voting, Irvine leaders voice benefits, concerns

As California cities challenged over old ways of voting in leaders make the switch to district-based elections, Irvine leaders are split on whether a change would be best for the city’s voters and if it...

July 11, 2022

Rivian planning hundreds of layoffs following surge in staffing

By Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg Irvine-based Rivian Automotive is planning hundreds of layoffs to trim its workforce in areas where the electric-vehicle maker has grown too quickly, according to people familiar with the matter. The...

July 11, 2022

Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers, Black Pumas top Outlaw Music Festival lineup at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine

Fresh off of playing the inaugural Palomino Festival in Pasadena on Saturday, country legend Willie Nelson announced he’ll be headlining the Outlaw Music Festival at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine on Oct. 16. Willie Nelson &...

July 11, 2022

Wild Rivers is now open, fans return with a splash

It was finally Wild Rivers’ opening day on Sunday, July 10, and excitement filled the air. It started with the parking as attendants cheered cars into the 1,200-space lot and continued as visitors entered the...

July 8, 2022

Wild Rivers returns with ‘soft opening’ featuring thrilling new rides, old favorites

Over and over, dozens of young employees hustled up the stairs to the very top of Wild Rivers’ Bora Bora Boomerango water slide, took a cross-legged seat inside a massive raft fit for six and...

July 8, 2022

What to expect at the new Wild Rivers water park in Irvine

A new $60 million Wild Rivers water park that has been in the planning stages for more than a decade will finally open after a number of starts and stops in a new location that...